[Guido]
> ...
> (2) Replace the PyRun_String() call in cPickle with something faster.
> Maybe the algorithm from parsestr() from compile.c can be exposed;
> although the error reporting must be done differently then.
Note that Martin has had a patch pending for this since, umm, January:
http://www.python.org/sf/505705
Maybe he should review it himself <wink>.